Frank Carlson Library

"Angels Demons And Strange Experiences" Part 1, 2, Collects Both Volumes, I Talk About Old Paranormal Investigations And New Ones All They Way Back To My Childhood When Some Of These Very Strange Experiences First Happened To Me And I Never Forgot Them, And also Five of my favorite Poems. "Raven's Call" "Glowing Darkness" "Where Darkness Looms" "A Crow's Heart" And "Black Crow Cries" I Hope You Enjoy These True Stories As Much I Enjoyed Writing Them,...

Sophia, a middle-aged woman living in a cozy little home, begins to experience strange occurrences such as doors opening and closing on their own and footsteps in empty rooms. She seeks the help of a local paranormal investigator and learns that her home is indeed haunted. Sophia discovers that the ghost is a woman named Alice who had lived in the house many years ago and had died tragically. With the help of the investigator, Sophia tries to appease...

"It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris’s mother’s chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris’s grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling...

"Now that she's solved her sister's murder, Hallie Michaels has left the army and isn't sure what to do next. Her relationship with deputy Boyd Davies is tentative, there's still distance between her and her father, and she needs a job. The good news is, she hasn't seen a ghost in weeks. All that changes when she gets a call asking her to help an elderly neighbor who is being stalked by black dogs, creatures from the underworld that are harbingers...

Judy Lang, age nine, is spending the summer vacation at her grandparents' house in the country. Strange occurrences-toys mysteriously appearing, a strange voice beckoning to her, and finally the unlikely presence of a girl her own age. Judy listens in horror to the tales her new friend, Suzy, tells her about the people she was forced to live with-until that arrangement abruptly changed. Judy chooses to help Suzy deal with her impossible situation...

"Parallel plotlines set in different times, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door"-- 1982: Mary is a lonely orphan at the Thornhill Institute For Children at the very moment that it's shutting its doors. When her few friends are all adopted or re-homed and she's left to face a volatile bully alone, her revenge will have a lasting effect on the bully, on Mary, and on Thornhill...

Step into a world of delightful absurdity with this collection of ridiculous ghost stories! Within the pages of this book, you'll encounter spine-tingling tales filled with hilarious twists and mind-boggling scenarios. From haunted rubber ducks to mischievous spirits with a penchant for baking banana bread, each story will leave you in stitches while simultaneously giving you chills. With a perfect blend of the supernatural and the absurd, this collection...

From a New York Times–bestselling author, a teen falls for her ghostly protector and must choose between him and her real-life boyfriend.   Melissa Loring appears to have it all-generous parents, great friends, a devoted boyfriend. Tripp is nothing short of amazing-kind, athletic, and one of the most popular guys at school. Not to mention hot. So why does Melissa find herself longing for someone else? Sometimes she even dreams about an invisible...

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Haunted houses you can't escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from the Horror Writers Association has it all, including ghastly illustrations...

Eleven-year-old Verbena Polter gets through a difficult summer of turbulent emotions and the revelation of a disturbing family secret with an odd new friend who believes she is the ghost of a girl who drowned many years before.